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Publication Burch (1975): summary

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Burch, J.B. 1975. Freshwater Unionacean Clams (Mollusca: Pelecypoda) of North America. 204 pp.

Attributed Nominal Species

Unio averillii Simpson, 1900 = Villosa vibex

“Wright” of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 560.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 138.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 76.
R.I. Johnson, 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 373.
R.I. Johnson, 1972. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 16(4): 237.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 159.
(error for Unio averellii B.H. Wright, 1888)

Pleurobema chattanogaense Burch, 1975 = Pleurobema decisum

‘Lea’ Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 12.
(error for Unio chattanoogaensis Lea, 1858)

Unio cuspitatus R.I. Johnson, 1970 = Elliptio icterina

‘Lea’ of Authors.
R.I. Johnson, 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 327.
R.I. Johnson, 1972. Bull. Fla. State Mus. 16(4): 206.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 162.
(error for Unio cuspidatus Lea, 1872)

Unio hanleyanus Conrad, 1853 = Pleurobema hanleyianum

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 250.
specimen image from publicationSowerby, 1866. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 46, sp. 249.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 759.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 780.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 42, sp. 175.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 256.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 13.
Turgeon et al., 1988. Am. Fisher. Soc. Spec. Publ. (16): 32.
Williams et al., 1993. Fisheries 18(9): 13.
Parmalee & Bogan, 1998. The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee: 184.
Lydeard et al., 1999. Gulf Mex. Sci. 17(2): 129.
(error for Unio hanleyianus Lea, 1852)

Unio hazelhurstianus B.H. Wright, 1888 = Elliptio lanceolata

‘Lea’ of Authors.
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 719 [as ‘Unio (sec. Elliptio) hazelhurstianus’].
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 648.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 29 [as ‘Elliptio (Elliptio) hazelhurstianus’].
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 229 [as ‘Elliptio (Elliptio) hazelhurstianus’].
R.I. Johnson, 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 333.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 164.
(error for Unio hazlehurstianus Lea, 1858)

Unio hippopaeus Lea, 1852 = Amblema plicata

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Lea, 1852. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 21 [as ‘hippopæus’].
Conrad, 1853. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 6: 261 [as ‘hippopæus’].
Adams & Adams, 1857. Gen. Rec. Moll. 2(31-32): 497 [as ‘hippopæus’].
Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 11, sp. 40 [as ‘hippopæus’].
Lea, 1870. Synopsis Fam. Naiades: 31 [as ‘hippopæus’].
B.H. Wright, 1888. Check List N. Amer. Unionidae etc.: [3], [as ‘hippopæus’].
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 767 [as ‘hippopæa’].
Ortmann, 1909. Nautilus 22(10): 101 [as ‘Q. hippopæa’].
Ortmann, 1909. Ann. Carnegie Mus. 5: 203 [as ‘Quadrula undulata hippopæa’].
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 816 [as ‘hippopæa’].
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 61.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 287.
Clarke, 1973. Malacologia 13(1-2): 35.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 165.
Strayer & Jirka, 1997. Pearly Mussels NY (26): 98.
He & Zhuang, 2013. Freshwater Bivalves China: 27.
(error for Unio hippopoeus Lea, 1845)

Unio nasutilus Simpson, 1900 = Elliptio producta

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 735.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 691.
R.I. Johnson, 1970. Bull. MCZ 140(6): 334.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 167.
Bogan, 2002. Workbook Key Freshw. Biv. NC: Table 5.
Perkins et al., 2017. Conserv. Genet. 18: 752.
Inoue et al., 2018. Invert. Syst. 32: Table S2.
(error for Unio nasutidus Lea, 1863)

Unio sowerbyanus Küster, 1852 = Epioblasma haysiana

‘Lea’ of Authors.
Küster, 1852. Conchyl. Cab. 9(2): 62.
Agassiz, 1852. Arch. Naturg. 18(1): 43.
specimen image from publicationReeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 14, sp. 58.
Simpson, 1900. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 22: 520.
Simpson, 1914. Descr. Cat. Naiades: 17.
Frierson, 1927. Check List N. Amer. Naiades: 94.
Haas, 1969. Das Tierreich 88: 483.
Burch, 1975. Freshw. Unio. North Amer.: 173.
R.I. Johnson, 1978. Bull. MCZ 148: 280.
Parmalee & Bogan, 1998. The Freshwater Mussels of Tennessee: 91.
(error for Unio sowerbianus Lea, 1834)

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